Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal
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Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal is a simple recipe that is bursting with flavor. Sweet and creamy oatmeal speckled with chunks of apple and cranberry is a new favorite around here. Prep it the night before, then just dump it all in your slow cooker and let it cook while you get ready for the day or cook it overnight if you prefer. It is absolutely amazing and will surely be a family favorite.
I am not a morning person, so as much as I enjoy a hot breakfast and love for Munchkin to have a really great breakfast, I am beyond standing in front of a stove most mornings. Enter the crockpot breakfast. Brilliant!
Oatmeal, pancakes and waffles are our favorite breakfast options around here. My 7-year-old could eat them everyday for the rest of her life and be a happy girl.
As picky as she is about eating, I love to make her a hot breakfast that I can feel good about. I have been making banana oatmeal for years, prepared in a saucepan, and freezing it for quick and easy breakfasts.
Of course that involves standing over the stove using valuable morning time. So, I started making this crockpot version with some of her favorite fruit, which frees me up from having to stand over the stove. Apples and cranberries are in the tops for favorite fruit.
Needless to say she went crazy over this oatmeal. She devoured 2 bowls and couldn’t stop raving about it.
My favorite part was prepping it the night before. Storing in a ziptop bag and dumping it all in the crockpot in the morning and letting cook while I was getting ready for the day. By the time we are ready to eat the oatmeal is perfectly cooked and absolutely amazing.
How to make Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal
Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal is sweet, creamy and bursting with flavor. Prep it the night before, then just dump it all in your crockpot and let it cook while you get ready for the day. It is absolutely amazing and will surely be a family favorite. Or try this cranberry walnut bake oatmeal.
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Helpful Tips to make Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal:
- Prepare the night ahead. Add apples, craisins and butter to a zip lock bag. Refrigerate. Combine oats, brown sugar and salt to a separate zip top bag. Set aside. In the morning pour both bags into slow cooker, add water and turn on.
- To reheat oatmeal, add a splash of water or milk to a 1 cup of oatmeal and microwave for 1 minute (more as necessary). Overnight cooking method: Follow recipe as listed, cooking on low for 6-8 hours. Oatmeal will be very soft and porrage-like.
Enjoy!
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Cranberry Apple Crockpot Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 2 cups apples, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup craisins
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare your 5 quart slow cooker by spraying slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add all ingredients. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour or low for 1-1/2 – 2 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
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Can you use fresh cranberries or frozen cranberries instead of the Craisins?
I get up early, read this recipe, had all the ingredients in the crock pot by 6:00 am. Was eating a hearty bowlful at 8:30. So easy, quick, and yummy. This is so good, going to do again with peaches. Love it, thanks
I would like to subinstitute high protein lactose free milk for half of the water. Has anyone tried?
Is this possible with steel cut oats rather than the old fashioned oats?
Can you make this with quick Oates as I don’t like the old fashioned Oates? Thank you.
Hi Teresa. Unfortunately, quick oats will become very mushy in a slow cooker. Perhaps you could test the recipe using quick oats and cut back on the cook time. Let us know how it goes!
TSRI Team member,
Becca
This was so simple to make and ended up being such a delicious and easy breakfast! I think I will be making this regularly now!
You could cook this overnight without the mushy texture if using steel cut oats I think.